File name in the Publisher
External files are referenced at various points in the layout, mainly in the images. These can have the following formats:
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Absolute path in the file system:
/path/to/file.png. -
Relative path in the file system:
../directory/file.png. -
File within the search tree:
file.png. Before starting, the current directory is searched recursively (see File organization). -
Absolute paths under Windows like
c:\Users...\file.png. -
file scheme:
file://c/Users/Joe%20User/file.pngorfile:///home/user/file.png. -
http-scheme:
http://placekitten.com/g/400/300or https:https://placekitten.com/g/400/300(Pro feature).
These file names can be used for Images, for XPath- and layoutfunctions as well as on the command line. So it is possible to start the Publisher with
sp --dummy --data https://raw.githubusercontent.com/speedata/examples/master/technical/rotating/layout.xml
First the resource is cached on the local computer and then loaded from there.
Sometimes the backslash (\) itself must be provided with a backslash (\\). This is mostly necessary at shell level, i.e. when passing arguments when calling the speedata publisher.
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